Bulent Eren, Nursel Turkmen, Recep Fedakar, Berna Senel, Volkan Çetin.
Single ventricle cardiac defect.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;64(5):388-90.

Single ventricle heart is defined as a rare cardiac abnormality with a single ventricle chamber involving diverse functional and physiological defects. Our case is of a ten month-old baby boy who died shortly after admission to the hospital due to vomiting and diarrhoea. Autopsy findings revealed cyanosis of finger nails and ears. Internal examination revealed; large heart, weighing 60 grams, single ventricle, without a septum and upper membranous part. Single ventricle is a rare pathology, hence, this paper aims to discuss this case from a medico-legal point of view.

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